Comic Neue
Comic Neue is a handwriting font in 3 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Comic Neue
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Comic Neue from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Comic Neue itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 462.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 615.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 334 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Comic Neue
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- El Messiri Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Philosopher Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- ZCOOL XiaoWei Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Itim Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Abhaya Libre Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Comic Neue?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Comic Neue itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Comic Neue free to use?
Comic Neue is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Comic Neue?
By measured letter widths, Averia Sans Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Comic Neue support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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